ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth

NAV as on 17-04-2025

₹ 543.4

Inception Returns

7.9%

/yr

Historical NAV & Returns

Absolute

zero opening, trading, fund transfer fee
1520 people have invested ₹ 2.3Cr in ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth in the last three months

About ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth

ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth is a debt fund. This fund was started on 1 January, 2013. The fund is managed by Nikhil Kabra. This fund is suitable to keep your money safe.

Key Parameters

  1. ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth has ₹21474 Cr worth of assets under management (AUM) as on Dec 1969 and is more than category average.
  2. The fund has an expense ratio 0.4.

Returns

ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth has given a CAGR return of 7.86% since inception. Over the last 1, 3 and 5 years the fund has given a CAGR return of 8.35%, 7.48% and 6.82% respectively.

Holdings

ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth has allocated its funds majorly in Corporate, Basic Materials, Utilities, Government, Cash Equivalent. Its top holdings are 7.81% Govt Stock 2033, HDFC Bank Limited, 7.3% Govt Stock 2028, LIC Housing Finance Limited, National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development

Taxation

As it is a low duration mutual fund the taxation is as follows:
If the fund is debt oriented i.e. asset allocation of more than 65% in debt instruments:
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for less than 24 months, STCG will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Invested before 1 April 2023 and held for more than 24 months, LTCG will be taxed at 12.5%.
Invested after 1 April 2023, capital gains will be taxed at your income slab rate.
Dividends will always be taxed at slab rate.

Investment objective of ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth

To generate income through investments in a range of debt and money market instruments while maintaining the optimum balance of yield, safety and liquidity. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the investment objective of the Scheme would be achieved.

Minimum Investment and lockin period

Minimum investment for lump sum payment is INR 100.00 and for SIP is INR 100.00. ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth has no lock in period.

ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth Overview

Expense ratio0.42%
Benchmark
NIFTY Low Duration Debt TR INR
AUM₹21474 Cr
Inception Date1 January, 2013
Min Lumpsum/SIP₹100/₹100
Exit Load0%
Lock InNo Lock-in
TurnOver
101.21%
STCGSelling mutual fund within 36 months, gains taxed at slab rates.
LTCGHolding over 3 years, gains taxed at slab rates without indexation.
Risk
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Moderate Risk

Trailing Returns

as on (17-Apr-25)

Period
ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth
Low Duration Index
1M
1.3%
0.9%
3M
2.4%
1.8%
6M
4.2%
3.3%
1Y
8.3%
7.2%
3Y
7.5%
6.5%
5Y
6.8%
6.1%

Fund Distribution

as on (31-Dec-69)

  • Debt & Cash 99.7%

AAA
86.3%

AA
13.7%

Sector Allocation

Mar'25

Feb'25

Jan'25

Corporate
72.5%
Government
23.1%
Cash Equivalent
4.4%
All changes are between Oct'69 and Dec'69
Parameters
Mar'25
Feb'25
Jan'25
AUM
₹ 21.5K Cr
₹ 22.2K Cr
₹ 22.9K Cr
  • AUM of the fund stands at 21.5K Cr as of Mar'25
  • AUM decreased by 764 Cr between Mar'25 and Feb'25
Top Stocks bought last month
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 0.22% to 1.51%
Small Industries Development Bank Of India's allocation increased from 0.22% to 1.51%
Bharti Telecom Limited's allocation increased from 0.92% to 1.53%
Bharti Telecom Limited's allocation increased from 0.92% to 1.53%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.22% to 0.67%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation increased from 0.22% to 0.67%
Top Stocks sold last month
LIC Housing Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.82 %
LIC Housing Finance Limited's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.82 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.06 %
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's allocation decreased from 5.26 % to 2.06 %
Embassy Office Parks Reit's allocation decreased from 1.62 % to 1.3 %
Embassy Office Parks Reit's allocation decreased from 1.62 % to 1.3 %
Cash allocation has gone down from 35.2% to 25.8%
Cash allocation has gone down from 35.2% to 25.8%
Debt allocation has gone up from 64.6% to 73.9%
Debt allocation has gone up from 64.6% to 73.9%

Top 3 Sectors in March were Corporate, Basic Materials & Utilities

Mar'25
Corporate
73%
Basic Materials
61%
Utilities
39%
Feb'25
Corporate
68%
Basic Materials
61%
Utilities
39%
  • Debt & Cash

Holdings
Weight%
1M Change
7.81% Govt Stock 2033
7.81% Govt Stock 2033
6.17%
0%
HDFC Bank Limited
HDFC Bank Limited
4.89%
0%
7.3% Govt Stock 2028
7.3% Govt Stock 2028
4.11%
4.7%
LIC Housing Finance Limited
LIC Housing Finance Limited
3.03%
0%
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
2.82%
0%
  • Returns %

  • Fund Ratios

  • Overview

Funds
1Y Returns
3Y Returns
5Y Returns
Since Inception
ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth
ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth
8.35%
7.48%
6.82%
7.86%
Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option
Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option
8.54%
7.4%
6.8%
8%
Sundaram Low Duration Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
Sundaram Low Duration Fund Direct Plan Growth Option
8.48%
7.3%
5.98%
5.82%
HDFC Low Duration Direct Plan Growth Option
HDFC Low Duration Direct Plan Growth Option
8.41%
7.43%
6.89%
7.75%
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Nikhil Kabra
Nikhil Kabra
Fund Manager of ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth, since 13 September 2024
Fund House
ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited
Total Schemes
Total AUM
₹8.04L Cr
as on 31-Mar-2025
Address
ICICI Prudential Asset Mgmt.Company Limited,3rd Floor, Hallmark Business Plaza,,Sant Dyaneshwar Marg,,Bandra (East)
Phone
+912226428000
Website
investor.helpdesk@hdfcbank.com

Mutual Fund Insights

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Over the last 3 months, this fund has experienced a 6.9% drop in AUM moving from 23.06K Cr to 21.47K Cr.
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This fund has one of the lowest expense ratio in the category (low duration). Its expense ratio is 0.42% which is lower than the category average expense ratio of 0.66%.
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In the last 3 years, this fund has outperformed all funds in its category.
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In the last 5 years, UTI - Low Duration Fund - Direct Plan - Growth Option has given 7.33% return, outperforming this fund by 0.51% per annum.
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Over the last 1 year, this fund has increased expense ratio by 5.0% moving from 0.40 to 0.42.
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In the last 1 year, Kotak Low Duration Fund- Direct Plan- Growth Option has given 8.54% return, outperforming this fund by 0.19%.

ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth Highlights

Risk meter
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Moderate Risk

Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
About the fund

About the fund

This fund has delivered an average annual returns of 7.86% since inception which is more than its category average return of 5.81%
AUM size ₹21474 Cr

AUM size ₹21474 Cr

This fund has AUM of ₹21474 Cr which is more than its category average of ₹ 5856 Cr
Expense Ratio 0.42%

Expense Ratio 0.42%

This fund has an expense ratio of 0.42% which is less than its category average expense ratio of 0.6%

Frequently Asked Questions for ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth

The current NAV of ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth is ₹543.4 as on 17-Apr-2025.
Existing (Absolute + CAGR) as on 17-Apr-2025.
ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth
Absolute Returns
CAGR Returns
1 Month Returns
1.27%
1.27%
6 Month Returns
4.2%
4.2%
1 Year Returns
8.35%
8.35%
3 Years Returns
24.18%
7.48%
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0.42% as on March 2025
₹21474 Cr as on March 2025
7.81% Govt Stock 2033(6.17%), HDFC Bank Limited(4.89%), 7.3% Govt Stock 2028(4.11%), LIC Housing Finance Limited(3.03%), National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development(2.82%) as on March 2025
Corporate(72.51%), Government(23.11%), Cash Equivalent(4.38%) as on March 2025
Yield to Maturity is 7.57 as on March 2025. Yield to Maturity is the total return earned on your bond investments if you hold the bond investments till maturity & all bonds' proceeds are reinvested in it.
Modified Duration is 0.9 as on March 2025. Modified Duration tells the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rate.
AAA
86.28
AA
13.72
Nikhil Kabra is the fund manager of ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth
The Exit load of ICICI Prudential Savings Fund Direct Growth is 0%